WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarth...
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer walks to the Senate chamber following passage of a short-term funding bill on September 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. AFPPIX: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners for a partisan bill.
The House voted 335-91 to fund the government through Nov 17, with more Democrats than Republicans supporting it. “The American people can breathe a sigh of relief: there will be no government shutdown tonight,” Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said after the vote. Democratic representative Don Beyer said: “I am relieved that Speaker McCarthy folded and finally allowed a bipartisan vote at the 11th hour on legislation to stop Republicans’ rush to a disastrous shutdown.”
“While I would have preferred to pass a bill now with additional assistance for Ukraine, which has bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, it is easier to help Ukraine with the government open than if it were closed,” Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen said in a statement.“I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try,” McCarthy told reporters. “And you know what? If I have to risk my job for standing up for the American public, I will do that.
This year, a group of Republicans has blocked action in the House as they have pressed to tighten immigration and cut spending below levels agreed to in the debt-ceiling standoff in the spring.
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